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grains per lb?

Started by bowmaster12, December 22, 2009, 08:09:00 PM

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bowmaster12

how many grains per pound do you tradgangers like to shoot

Jason R. Wesbrock

For most applications I use around 9 gpp.

Squint

50# bow,500grain arrow,10grains per pound.

Horne Shooter

I like 12 gpp. give or take... Makes for a quiet and efficient bow and I don't seem to take many shots at distances where the lighter arrow (and flatter trajectory) will make much difference.
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TOEJAMMER

65 pound bow at my draw and 630 grain arrow.

bowmaster12

how are you guys getting these kind of wieghts? im shooting a 28 inch arrow cx heritage 150 with a 125 grain tip probably will be moving to a 25o shaft with me new bow but still roughly will be arond 450 at 55lbs is this too light my set up now is around 420 grains it shoots well but alittle loud im thinking i would like to be at atleast 10 grains per lb but dont want to overload the front end wieght any advice would be appreciated thanx gang

Horne Shooter

Bowmaster.  My set up is with a 31" CE 250 arrow.  I shoot crested 5 inch feathers with 300 grains up front. (50 grain brass insert, 75 grain steel adapter and a 175 Wapati Abowyer head).  Adds up to about 675 grains total arrow weight.  They fly really nice.
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Prairie Drifter

I like a minimum of 11- 12grs per pound. I shoot sub 50lb bows and like a minimum of a 500gr arrow. I shoot wood, but I have a .500spine carbon set up w/ 270grs up front that shoot great out of my 47# recurve and weigh in at about 525grs.
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Got2strum

If you meant that your new bow will be 55# and you are going with heritage 250's I don't think you will have any problem getting 10gr. per pound. I believe the shafts are 11gr. per inch at 28" = 308. I'd throw in a 100gr. insert = 408. And I'm sure you'll need at least 125gr. head with that set-up ? So there you are already at 533gr. At 55# your around 9.70 already. I would guess though that you would need more than 125gr. for a tip to get good flight.
Course I was wrong that one other time ?   :D

dino

I like 9 to 10 but depends on what you are hunting.  Don't think you need much more for whitetails.  dino
"The most demanding thing you can ask of a piece of wood is for it to become an arrow shaft. You reduce it to the smallest of dimension yet ask it to remain it's strongest, straightest and most durable." Bill Sweetland

Warden609

I like 10 grains per pound or a little heavier. Seems to work well for what I do.

Big Bird

I'am shooting 450gr arrow at 50lbs = 9 gpp

Jim Wright

My Toelke Whips and D bows shoot 11 1/2-12 grs. per pound great. I shoot Beman MFX 500's through the Whips and I currently "load up" the front end with 325 grs. for 640 grs. total but have shot 80 to 90 grs. less up front with weight tubes. With the D bows, I get heavier Douglas Firs from Surewood Shafts spined heavy enough for 160/190 grain points and easily get the grs. per pound ratios mentioned earlier. The bows are dead in the hand, super quiet, arrows fly great, nothing not to like for me.

Jesse Minish

I am happy if I am in between 9-12 gpp

James Wrenn

I usually wind up in the 9 to 11 range because I shoot lighter weight bows.If I shot more weight I might not shoot as heavy of arrow however.I don't hunt anything that will ever need an arrow over 500gns no matter the bow weight I might be shooting.Well maybe the carp.  ;)
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Bruce Martin

At least 10 gpp along with enhanced FOC; I believe it makes a real noticeable difference in penetration. In the past I did not pay that much attention to it and just concentrated on getting decent bare shaft arrow flight (still important) but a heavy arrow in the context of bow holding weight does make a positive difference on penetration. I learned it the hard way this year on a nice 8 point that I hit in the shoulder and only got 1 lung and maybe part of the other. At any rate I never found the deer, which caused me to reexamine my setup.

30coupe

I like to stay in the 9 to 11 range too. I break the 500 grain mark, but not by much with my current set-up. It is ll.09 gpp.

46# Kanati, 510 grain arrow (Beman ICS Bowhunter 500, 100 grain steel adapter, 135 grain Zwickey Delta, 3 x 5" shield cut feathers). FOC is 24.6%.

I get great arrow flight, good trajectory, and shoot through whitetails with this outfit.
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Curveman

I think I'm 8.77 but I'm reluctant to mess with it. Works so far on deer,bear,hogs.....
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Mike Most

I am shooting wood, which averages 500-525 gns from a 53# longbow. 125 gn zwickeys up front.
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